Groom Problem: Simulated Strands always visible

Hello people o/

Im having a bit of trouble with the new metahumans and cant seem to find any resources on my specific problem. The problem, as the title suggests, is that the simulated strands of the groom asset are ALWAYS visible. Including in the packaged game.


The above image is with r.Hairstrands.StrandMode set to 0

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And this one is with r.HairStrands.StrandsMode set to 1 (simulated strands only)

Would anyone happen to know whats causing this to happen and or how to fix it? Thank you a lot in advance